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Behind the Scenes – Animation
Animation Production kicked off at the beginning of January with a dear friend of the production coming in from Los Angeles, Winn O’Brien Having known and worked with Winn since college I knew he was the perfect guy to get 45RPM’s animation production started off on the right foot. We planned sequences, troubleshooted problems, and [...]
Behind the Scenes: Production Day 19
Mike Poe shows 45 RPM cast and crew shooting a scene in Little Rock on Production Day 19 at Been Around Records and later that day – a green screen shoot of bus interiors at Arrow Bus Lines. Check out the previously posted on-set shenanigans from this day here
Behind the Scenes – Production Day 13
Lucky 13! This day found the 45 RPM crew in Stanford, Arkansas. The whole community got together, bringing out tables, and 1000s of personal items to help create our very own Swap Meet set for the movie. Thank you so much to everyone that participated! Stills by photographer Kandi Cook
Behind the Scenes – Production Day 0
On September 27th, 2011, cast & crew had started to arrive in Paragould, Arkansas for the start of 45 RPM’s principle photography. We took the opportunity to get some great aerial footage with local pilots who donated their services. Big thanks to Joey Massey and Harvey Songer for taking an interest in our production! Music [...]
Animation Test: Paint on Glass
One type of animation that will be used in 45RPM to characterize Charlie’s artistic perspective is a technique I fell in love with long ago – paint on glass. I like to think of it as paint stopmotion. Some animators known for this technique include Aleksandr Petrov and Caroline Leaf. I had fun today [...]
Behind The Scenes – Production Day 18
Production Day 18 found the 45RPM crew shooting at the Arkansas Record & CD Exchange in Little Rock. Thanks again to Mike Poe for the behind the scenes photos.
Behind the Scenes – Production Day 17
Photographer Mike Poe was on set during 45RPM filming on Production Day 17! Take a look as the crew shoots the lounge scene at Martha’s Rock City Lounge in Little Rock, Arkansas! Keep up with more 45RPM action on Facebook and more in our Behind The Scenes page!
Behind The Scenes – Production Day 11
Tanner Smith, a young Arkansas filmmaker and actor, put together some great documentation of our shoot day at Dean’s Laundromat in Pocahontas, Arkansas while he was on set playing the role of “Ted.” You can find more of Tanner Smith’s work here and his insightful movie reviews on the T Tauri Galaxy.
Behind the Scenes: Production Day 12
Photographer Kandi Cook was on set during 45RPM filming on Production Day 12! Take a look as the crew shoots a scene at Tim’s Weird World in Paragould, Arkansas! Keep up with more 45RPM action on Facebook and more in our Behind The Scenes page!
Behind the Scenes – Antics
Day 19 of Principle Photography, we are scheduled to shoot scenes on a bus. Some of crew decides to reenact a scene from the movie Speed instead. Watch the results here! *Please advise, these clips contain adult language* A quick rehearsal first. And then the scene Please note these set shenanigans were led by the [...]




